jail oor Xhosa

jail

/'jeɪɫ/ werkwoord, naamwoord

A place for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

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When my parents would ask what I would do if they were put in jail for preaching the good news, I would say, ‘I’ll serve Jehovah.’
Xa abazali bam babendibuza ukuba ndandiya kuthini na ukuba babevalelwe entolongweni ngenxa yokushumayela iindaba ezilungileyo, ndandidla ngokuthi, ‘Ndiya kukhonza uYehova.’

After two years in jail, the apostle Paul now stood before the ruler of the Jews, Herod Agrippa II.
Emva kweminyaka emibini ethothoza entolongweni, umpostile uPawulos wema phambi komlawuli wamaYuda, uHerode Agripa II.

Popular folklore says that these hollowed-out giants, each one large enough to shelter several men, served as jails in the 19th century.
Ibali elidumileyo lelokuba le mithi yomibini, ekubeni ngamnye wawo umkhulu ngokwaneleyo, yayiyintolongo ngenkulungwane ye-19.

2 Enraged, the opposers strike again —this time by jailing all the apostles.
2 Bevutha ngumsindo, abachasi bayaphinda bahlasele—ngoku bebaphosa bonke abapostile ngaphaya kwezitshixo.

This was forcefully shown by Jesus in his illustration of the unforgiving slave, put in jail by his master “until he should pay back all that was owing.”
Oku kwaboniswa ngamandla nguYesu kumzekeliso wakhe womkhonzi ongaxoleliyo, owafakwa entolongweni yinkosi yakhe “ade alihlawule lonke ityala lakhe.”

As a result, he was clapped into jail.
Ngenxa yoko, wavalelwa entolongweni.

The Raymond Street jail, in Brooklyn, New York, where Brother Rutherford and several of his close associates were held for seven days immediately following their sentencing
Intolongo eseRaymond Street, eBrooklyn, eNew York, uMzalwan’ uRutherford nezinxulumani zakhe ezisondeleyo eziliqela ababegcinwe kuyo iintsuku ezisixhenxe emva kokugwetywa kwabo

In India, two of our sisters were arrested for engaging in the ministry and were sentenced to five days in jail.
Oodade ababini baseIndiya bagwetywa iintsuku ezintlanu entolongweni ngenxa yokushumayela.

He spent time in jail for his crimes.
Wavalelwa entolongweni ngenxa yokwaphula umthetho.

For example, in the first century, some of the apostles were jailed and then brought before the Jewish high court and denounced because of preaching about Jesus Christ.
Ngokomzekelo, ngenkulungwane yokuqala abanye abapostile babanjwa baza bavela kwinkundla ephakamileyo yamaYuda, apho bakhalinyelwa kanobom ngokushumayela ngoYesu Kristu.

And he was in and out of jails for gang fighting and rioting.
Ibe wayephum’ engena entolongweni ngenxa yemilo yemigulukudu nokubandakanyeka kuqhushululu.

Since the Georgian code of justice at the time prescribed a harsh jail sentence or death for what we would consider quite trivial offences, the option of going to sea and a pension at the end was more attractive than it at first might seem.
Ukusukela ukuba ikhowudi kaJoji yavelisa isigwebo sentilongo siqatha okanye ukubulawa xa uthe wona kakhulu, ukukhetha ukuya elwandle uze ufumane indodla xa uthatha umhlala-pahntsi kwakunika umdla kakhulu ekuqaleni kunangaphambili.

So contagious was this disease that in cities such as New York, people could be fined or jailed just for sneezing!
Esi sifo sasisulela kangangokuba kwizixeko ezinjengeNew York, abantu babesohlwaywa okanye babanjwe kuba nje bethimla!

The prosecuting attorney said that I could visit Alexandru while he was in jail pending trial.
Umtshutshisi wathi ndingamtyelela uAlexandru ngoxa wayesesentolongweni elindele ukuchotshelwa kwetyala.

Usually they couldn’t make any charges stick, but once I did a whole year in jail.”
Ngokuqhelekileyo ndandingagwetywa, kodwa ngesinye isihlandlo ndahlala unyaka wonke entolongweni.”

Without a trial, they were beaten, jailed, and confined in stocks.
Ngaphandle kokuthethwa kwetyala, babethwa kanobom, bavalelwa entolongweni baza bafakwa esitokisini.

While this policy may still be followed under some circumstances, The Watchtower of April 1, 1975, showed that in many cases a fine could properly be viewed as a judicial penalty, so paying it would not be an admission of guilt, just as going to jail would not prove one’s guilt.
Ngoxa le nkqubo isenokuba isalandelwa phantsi kweemeko ezithile, IMboniselo kaOktobha 1, 1975, (Aprili 1, 1975, ngesiNgesi) yabonisa ukuba kwiimeko ezininzi ukuhlawula imali ebizwayo kunokujongwa ngokufanelekileyo njengesohlwayo sesigwebo, ngoko ukuyihlawula akuyi kuba kukuvuma ityala, kanye njengokuba ukuya entolongweni kungayi kungqina ukuba ubani unetyala.

Our couriers are sometimes held up and thrown into jail if The Watchtower is found on them.”
Abantu abahambisa la maphephancwadi baphoswa entolongweni xa befunyanwa beneMboniselo.”

The prison guards in Bolivia wrestled 20-year-old Andrea into the courtyard of the jail while she screamed profanities and threats.
Oonogada basentolongweni eBolivia bajijisana noAndrea oneminyaka engama-20, bezama ukumfaka entolongweni ngoxa wayethukisa ebasongela.

It’s a wonder I wasn’t thrown in jail when I returned and asked for the students who had given me those names!”
Andazi ukuba kwenzeka njani ukuba ndingaphoswa entolongweni xa ndabuya ndaza ndacela ukuthetha nabo bafundi babendinike loo magama!”

When I learned that my lawyer tried to raise money to bail me out of jail, I told him that I would prefer to see my sentence through.
Ndathi ndisakuva ukuba igqwetha lam liye lazama ukuqokelela imali ukuze ndikhululwe ngebheyile, ndalixelela ukuba ndikhetha ukugqiba eso sigwebo seenyanga ezintandathu entolongweni.

“In view of what happened in our jail, I wish officially to notify the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of our appreciation for the fine work done in our community by the worthy preacher.”
“Ngenxa yoko kwenzekayo kwintolongo yethu, ndinqwenela ukuyazisa ngokusemthethweni iWatch Tower Bible and Tract Society ngoxabiso esinalo ngomsebenzi omhle kangaka owenziwa kwibutho lethu ngulo mshumayeli ufanelekileyo.”

He was on his way to the grave, and I was on my way to jail!
Ibikwindlela esa engcwabeni, mna ndisiya ngaphaya kwezitshixo!

Some villagers became so incensed that they stoned the brothers, and some brothers were arrested and jailed.
Bambi babemi bedolophana bacaphuka gqitha kangangokuba babaxuluba ngamatye abazalwana, yaye bambi babazalwana babanjwa baza bavalelwa entolongweni.

“They are not afraid of the police or jail or of dying,” nor are they concerned with the safety and lives of innocent bystanders caught in the cross fire of shoot-outs.
Abawoyiki amapolisa okanye intolongo okanye ukufa,” bengenayo inkxalabo ngokukhuseleka nobomi bababukeli abangenatyala abachanabeke kwindawo ekudutyulwana kuyo.